Determining a Trust Level of a User in a Social Network Environment
First Claim
1. A method for changing a user'"'"'s trust level in a social networking system, the method comprising:
- maintaining a level of trust for each of a plurality of users of the social networking system;
receiving a telephone number from a user of the plurality of users;
sending a message to a device associated with the telephone number;
receiving a response to the message;
determining if the response meets a criterion; and
increasing a trust level associated with the user if the response meets the criterion.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining a trust level for a non-approved user in a social network is described. The method includes monitoring requests for social network interactions between an approved user and the non-approved user and determining if each interaction requested is of a first type or a second type. The method further includes increasing a first trust value when the interaction requested is of the first type and increasing a second trust value when the interaction requested is of the second type. The method further includes determining the trust level based on the first trust value and the second trust value. The method further includes changing the status of the non-approved user to an approved user based on the trust level, the first trust value and/or the second trust value.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for changing a user'"'"'s trust level in a social networking system, the method comprising:
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maintaining a level of trust for each of a plurality of users of the social networking system; receiving a telephone number from a user of the plurality of users; sending a message to a device associated with the telephone number; receiving a response to the message; determining if the response meets a criterion; and increasing a trust level associated with the user if the response meets the criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for changing a user'"'"'s trust level in a social networking system, the method comprising:
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maintaining a level of trust for each of a plurality of users of the social networking system; determining whether a user of the plurality of users can be verified via a telephone number associated with the user, comprising; comparing a response received at the social networking system from a device associated with the telephone number to a criterion for the response; and responsive to the response meeting the criterion, verifying the user; and increasing the level of trust associated with the user in response to the verifying. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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19. A method for changing a user'"'"'s trust level in a social networking system, the method comprising:
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maintaining a level of trust for each of a plurality of users of the social networking system; determining whether a user of the plurality of users can be verified via personal information under the control of the user, comprising; comparing a response received at the social networking system from a device associated with the personal information under the control of the user to a criterion for the response; and responsive to the response meeting the criterion, verifying the user; and increasing the level of trust associated with the user in response to the verifying. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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